SAMS Ocean Explorer
The Scottish Association for Marine Science (SAMS) in Oban, Scotland is an ocean research charity and investigates various elements of our marine environment, from algae to oceanography. In this podcast, we meet staff and students from SAMS to learn more about our vast and mysterious ocean.
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Podcasting since 2023 • 18 episodes
SAMS Ocean Explorer
Latest Episodes
The robots helping us to protect nature
The term 'robotics' is fairly wide reaching. From amateur enthusiasts to teams of developers working on the next ingenious idea, there are many applications too.Environmental scientists are excited about a new-found capability in environ...
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Season 3
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Episode 4
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35:27
Marine restoration: why it's everyone's business
Marine restoration is the helping hand that nature needs in the battle against biodiversity loss and also a way to offset human impacts in the ocean.But the benefits can be more than ecological.In this episode, we welcome Peter Wa...
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Season 3
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Episode 3
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34:59
Ten years of ACES: Training aquaculture's future leaders
With a global human population in excess of eight billion, governments and planners are looking to aquaculture to provide food security in a sustainable way.But this is a diverse global industry that comes in many forms, with various soc...
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Season 3
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Episode 2
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36:10
A new wave of ocean exploration
Oceanographers spend a lot of time exploring the deep sea, but what is it really like taking measurements in the middle of the ocean and how is it done? In this episode real-life Octonauts, Drs Neil Fraser and Lewis Drysdale, explai...
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Season 3
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Episode 1
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38:36
Drowning in plastic pollution
Images of a seahorse clutching a cotton bud, or a marine mammal choking on a plastic bag provoke shocking and saddening reactions - but how much change is made as a result?As they discover a new plastic threat to mangrove habitats on the...
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Season 2
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Episode 7
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35:57
